Grant Award Information for H177B140046

For Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) provides states with some flexibility with respect to the organizational positioning of the program within the state structure.
In the Commonwealth of Virginia,

For Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind, the Designated State Agency (DSA) is the entity which administers state plan or supervises its administration.
For this grant, the DSA is Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired.

The Designated State Unit (DSU) - which is responsible for VR service delivery, policy formulation and implementation
, and allocation and expenditure of funds - is
the same as the DSA for this grant award.